The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-26
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In Wost Virginia
and Vicinity.

| 5s,.= and Vicinity.
The steubenyille jail is empty.
Pensioners residing in the States OF
West Virginia and Virginia have been
notified that on and after Noyembe.
lst, all payments Of pensions to them
will be made by the United States Pen.
sion Agent at Washington instead of by
the Agent at Knoxville, Tennessee.
surveyerS going over the line between
Washington and Greene counties, Pa,
found one house 60 situated that the hus.
band eats his meal in Washington county
while the wife eats hers in Greene. and
they sleep with their heads in one and
their feet in the other. Z
Saturday morning fire occurred in
Harrison county, near Lost Greek, by
which the Seven Day Baptis!s' brick
church, the finest in the county outaide
OF Clarkshurg, was totally destroyed. Loss
about S3,500. The fire is supposed to have
originated in a defective nue. "eEE' :
May CLARK, young unmarried woman
Lying IN ,Olarksburg, gave birth to child
Wednesday night. She told woman liy.
ing near thst it was alive when born. and
that her mother took 1t out and buried II.
While she doe5 not say tho child WAS
kllled or buried alive she will not gay 1t
! was not. '57 - :
James Williamson bagan an attack on a
flock OF crows near Toronto, Ohio, and
endeavored to capture one of their num-
Der, but they returned the attack, and had
ne not taken shelter in q dense, bushy
hedge near by he would have been unable
to prevent the crows from doing him GER
iouB injury. Il5vl51 -"
"A Texas pony was stolen at Hendricks,
tucker county, September 10, and Thos.
smith, Henry Anderson and Jacob Mover
we're suspected Of the theft. Constable
Miller captured Smith and Anderson with
the pony in their possession, and thew
are now in the county jail ct St. George,
1t ie suspected that Meyer ia at Pied.
mont. Q-.Ig9. - - ~
Sometime Saturday night thieves en-
tered the stables Of Dr.. Kerr, at Rich
mond, Ohio, and stole the doctor'e horse
and buggy and succeeded in getting away
with them. Thieves also entered the
stable Of George Porter, at Wintersville,
and stole q eorrel horae about fifteen hands
high and weighing 800 pounds. Persons
coming in from Richmond seT a broken
buggy lying in the road near the Two
Ridge Church, which they recognized az
Dr.. kerr's, and it is supposed the thieves
aftor having d breakdown lett the vehicle.
Saturday morning between two and
three o'clock fire broke ont in q restsu-
rant adjoining the Commercial hotel,
Wel!sville, srousing the guests in that es.
tRblishment. The halls wore spoedily
iilled with both sexes in various stsges Of
dress and undress. 8 It wss soon deter.
mined, however, that the hotel .was in no
danger, and the inmates returned TO their
rooms. The back building Of tho reat,m.
rant was burned, with loss oil $500.
Whlse thls ire was in progress an alarm
was gwen from Bunting's confectionery, a
block distant. The roof OF this establish.
mens Was burned of, tho loss being sbout
the game as in the frat fire.. = -, !,
A certificate Of incorporation has been
Issued BY the Secretary OF Stpte TO the
Weston Central Telephone COMPANY.
The names OF G. NJ. Burma and J. S. Hyer,
Of b.a1ton county, and Geo. I. Dawson,
N. b. Newton and J.. B. Finster, Of Wes-
ten, appearing as incorporation. The
company Is granted tho privilege OF con-
atructinZ and operating telephone and
Telegraph lines through the counties OF
LeTis, hra1ton, Gilmer, Calhoun, Upahur
and Webster, or any streota or alleys in
the towne or cities IN the counties named.
Immediate steps will be taken to construct
telephone line from Weston by way OF
Burnsville to Braxson Court House. Line.
men will be put to work at once, and the
line is expected to be completed before
bad weather Gets In. E6., - -'F 80